Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men explores themes of dreams, loneliness, equality and relationships that parallel many of the other texts we have read this year. Which theme do you think is most important? What is the "truth" about that theme revealed in the novel?
In Of Mice and Men, I thought that the theme of dreams was most important. I thought this because it shows that if you want a strong dream to occur faster you'll need every little part to it. Lennie contributed the brawn, Gorge gave the brains, Candy gave the money, and Crooks gave the knowledge. All of these were needed for their farm dream to come true. The truth about dreams is that if want your dream to be smooth you will need every little thing for it to function just right. Having a dream is the most easy thing but actually accomplishing the dream, that is the hard part.
Prompt #4 (March 30): Truth in Great Expectations
Think about the different ways Dickens uses the idea of "expectations" in his novel. What is the truth about our expectations, either those we have for ourselves, those others have for us, or those we have for other people?
Everyone has expectations to fill in their lives. Even if their parents are the ones that put expectations on them. The truth about life expectations is in my opinion, something you may want for yourself, or something someone else wants for you. In everyone's lives they have expectations given to them by parents siblings and teachers. All expectations are different when they are coming form different people. Like from teachers they may expect you to have your homework done when you come to class, or being prepared. The expectations your parents may give you are like getting good grades, giving all you can give, and getting into a good collage. The truth about expectations is if you really want something them giving yourself boundries, or expectations you will get there better.
Prompt #3 (January 6): Truth in To Kill a Mockingbird
Reflect on our reading from To Kill a Mockingbird. We looked at issues of education, growing up, justice, fairness, and others. In our writing, we looked for connections between our personal experiences and those of the characters in the novels. What "truths" can be found in this book that relate to our world today?
In To Kill a Mockingbird the truths that can be found are the truth about how black people were treated differently than black people. With the case of Tom Robinson, he was a black man that was accuses of rape. He did not commit this crime but was killed as the end event. Another truth that was learned was that everyone must grow up. Everyone must shed their childhood shell and grow a new shell of adult hood. Scout was covered in her childhood but learned more about life and its truths later. Growing up can be a hard thing but you never lose the memories and at times you can act as if you were a child but you have to grow up eventually.
Prompt #2 (November 6): Truth in Lord of the Flies
In our reading of William Golding's Lord of the Flies, we looked at issues of fear and evil, the "beast within." What can we learn and apply from Golding's work, either on a personal or societal level? What truths did you find in this novel or in our discussions about it?
We can learn from Golding’s work that nothing is what it seems. Everyone has fear in them. We probably all have different fears from everyone else. Sometimes that fear can turn into evil. The corruption from someone can change that fear into evil. The influence from other people can change you also. I have had experiences where I let the best of me be changed. I sometimes get scared when a bigger person is around and do what they want. I usually don’t let people stomp on me anymore. I took my fear and changed it into bravery. I didn’t change it into evil. The bravery is like a wall. When I say wall I mean I have a way to shake things off and say no if I don’t want something. I learned how to keep the bad out and kept the good way. Society can use this but not taking everything so negatively but in more positive ways.
Prompt #1 (October 6): What is the “truth” of mythology? The general term “mythology” encompasses the stories that a culture creates to understand the truth of the world they live in and their place within it. From a personal standpoint, it is about understanding who we are and where we fit in our world experience. What is the "truth" of mythology as we have studied it? What truth have you learned from our investigations? What personal truths have been revealed to you?
I think the truth in mythology was the truth of human nature. The truth comes from hoe humans are and if they are greedy they are punished. Whether it is everything being touched turn to gold, or having so much greed over your reflection you lose it all. All the mythology stories showed us that having greed is an ugly thing. It is something no one wants to see, so there is a price to pay by losing what you have. Also in every mythology story that we read gave us the "meaning" for something, like an echo or a spider. All these things relate back to nature after relating to humans. The truth shown in mythology is hauman nature and "why" things are the way they are.
What is Truth?
Prompt #5 (April 3): Truth in Of Mice and Men
Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men explores themes of dreams, loneliness, equality and relationships that parallel many of the other texts we have read this year. Which theme do you think is most important? What is the "truth" about that theme revealed in the novel?In Of Mice and Men, I thought that the theme of dreams was most important. I thought this because it shows that if you want a strong dream to occur faster you'll need every little part to it. Lennie contributed the brawn, Gorge gave the brains, Candy gave the money, and Crooks gave the knowledge. All of these were needed for their farm dream to come true. The truth about dreams is that if want your dream to be smooth you will need every little thing for it to function just right. Having a dream is the most easy thing but actually accomplishing the dream, that is the hard part.
Prompt #4 (March 30): Truth in Great Expectations
Think about the different ways Dickens uses the idea of "expectations" in his novel. What is the truth about our expectations, either those we have for ourselves, those others have for us, or those we have for other people?Everyone has expectations to fill in their lives. Even if their parents are the ones that put expectations on them. The truth about life expectations is in my opinion, something you may want for yourself, or something someone else wants for you. In everyone's lives they have expectations given to them by parents siblings and teachers. All expectations are different when they are coming form different people. Like from teachers they may expect you to have your homework done when you come to class, or being prepared. The expectations your parents may give you are like getting good grades, giving all you can give, and getting into a good collage. The truth about expectations is if you really want something them giving yourself boundries, or expectations you will get there better.
Prompt #3 (January 6): Truth in To Kill a Mockingbird
Reflect on our reading from To Kill a Mockingbird. We looked at issues of education, growing up, justice, fairness, and others. In our writing, we looked for connections between our personal experiences and those of the characters in the novels. What "truths" can be found in this book that relate to our world today?In To Kill a Mockingbird the truths that can be found are the truth about how black people were treated differently than black people. With the case of Tom Robinson, he was a black man that was accuses of rape. He did not commit this crime but was killed as the end event. Another truth that was learned was that everyone must grow up. Everyone must shed their childhood shell and grow a new shell of adult hood. Scout was covered in her childhood but learned more about life and its truths later. Growing up can be a hard thing but you never lose the memories and at times you can act as if you were a child but you have to grow up eventually.
Prompt #2 (November 6): Truth in Lord of the Flies
In our reading of William Golding's Lord of the Flies, we looked at issues of fear and evil, the "beast within." What can we learn and apply from Golding's work, either on a personal or societal level? What truths did you find in this novel or in our discussions about it?
We can learn from Golding’s work that nothing is what it seems. Everyone has fear in them. We probably all have different fears from everyone else. Sometimes that fear can turn into evil. The corruption from someone can change that fear into evil. The influence from other people can change you also. I have had experiences where I let the best of me be changed. I sometimes get scared when a bigger person is around and do what they want. I usually don’t let people stomp on me anymore. I took my fear and changed it into bravery. I didn’t change it into evil. The bravery is like a wall. When I say wall I mean I have a way to shake things off and say no if I don’t want something. I learned how to keep the bad out and kept the good way. Society can use this but not taking everything so negatively but in more positive ways.
Prompt #1 (October 6): What is the “truth” of mythology? The general term “mythology” encompasses the stories that a culture creates to understand the truth of the world they live in and their place within it. From a personal standpoint, it is about understanding who we are and where we fit in our world experience. What is the "truth" of mythology as we have studied it? What truth have you learned from our investigations? What personal truths have been revealed to you?I think the truth in mythology was the truth of human nature. The truth comes from hoe humans are and if they are greedy they are punished. Whether it is everything being touched turn to gold, or having so much greed over your reflection you lose it all. All the mythology stories showed us that having greed is an ugly thing. It is something no one wants to see, so there is a price to pay by losing what you have. Also in every mythology story that we read gave us the "meaning" for something, like an echo or a spider. All these things relate back to nature after relating to humans. The truth shown in mythology is hauman nature and "why" things are the way they are.